Re: [Boost-build] [boost] [1.35] System: error_code.cpp #definesmacroswithoutchecking if already defined

From: Mat Marcus (mat-lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-05 21:10:32

On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 5:53 PM, Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Mat Marcus:
[snip]
> > This strengthens my view that _SECURE_SCL for release builds as a
> > misfeature, and I still am of the opinion that, at the least, boost
> > build should disable 'secure' STL for release variations in the
> > default case.
>
> If we do that, we'll probably have to encode the _SECURE_SCL setting in the
> .lib names, to avoid mismatches.

Yes, agreed. I was envisioning a link-incompatible boost-build feature, e.g.

  <safe-stl-misfeature>on/off  :-)

which defaulted to off for release builds.

 - Mat